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- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will reopen about ten embassies in Africa over the next two years.
- Ninety percent of staff reduced from Europe will be redirected to Africa.
- Embassies have already reopened in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan.
- Lavrov says Moscow is boosting Burkina Faso ties with military and economic cooperation.
- He accuses France of destabilizing nationalist African governments, citing coups and withdrawals.
